Cigar-holder.



E. H. PLAMONDON.

CIGAR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED ILILY 5.1916.

Patented June 19, 1917.

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ELIEHILAIRE PLAMONDON, or MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

CIGAR-HOLDER.

i Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jung 19, 1917,

Application led July 5, 1916. Serial No. 107,496.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ELU; HILAIRE PLA- MoNDoN, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Holders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention' relates to cigar holders and more particularly to a holder for bunching cigars preparatory to filling the same within the cigar boxes.

In a factory where cigars are being manufactured before depositing the same within the boxes for shipment the cigars are assorted and arranged in bunches to be placed within the boxes for shipment. The present invention relates to a holder for holding and separating the bunches of cigars before they are placed within the boxes for shipment, and an object of the present invention is to provide a holder whereby the cigars may be bundled very rapidly, uniformly, and without any danger of breaking the cigars or tearing their wrappers.

With the above and other objects in view which will hereinafter appear as the description continues, the invention consists of the novel features of construction and the formation of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the simple and preferred form of the invention it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details herein exhibited but the right is hereby reserved to any changes or alterations that may be had and come within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit thereof or sacrificing the eiiciency of the same.

In the accompanying drawings;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bunch of cigars, having the band embodying the present invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the band;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through the band and the buckle therefor;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the locking tongue; and,

Fig. 6 is a transverse section through the buckle.

In gathering the cigars in :bunches preparatory to filling the same within boxes for shipmentV it has been heretofore customary to tie the cigars in bunches arranged in from thirty to fifty cigars by meansv of strings, ribbons or the like, which has been found very unsatisfactory due tothe fact that the -strings or ribbons have a tendency yto'cut the cigars and injure their wrappers.

Referring Vto the accompanyingl drawings wherein the holder embodying the present invention is shown like and-corresponding parts are designated by similar reference characters throughout the several views.

The Yletter A indicates a bundle of cigars which have been gathered together and adapted to be placed within the cigar boxes for shipment. The bundles of cigars are held together by means of a band 1 which is preferably made of elastic material having an enlarged end 2. Secured to the enlarged end 2 is a buckle 3 to which the free end of the band is connected when locking the cigars in a bundle. This buckle comprises a plate 4 stamped from sheet metal having a slot 5 in one end thereof from which the loop 6 extends, and this loop 6 is connected to the enlarged portion 2 of the band by means of the threads 7 thereby forming a pivoted connection between the buckle and the band. The medial portion of the plate 4 is cut away and the walls of this cut away portion are bent upwardly to form the vertical flanges 8 at the sides and the front end thereof. Pivotally mounted within the side fianges 8 as at 9 is the tongue 10 of the buckle. This tongue 10 is also preferably stamped from sheet metal having the trunnions 11 for pivotally connecting the same to the buckle and the free end thereof being notched as at 12 for engagement within the free end of the band. The outer end of the plate 4 is bent over as at 13 so as to reinforce the free end of the plate, as considerable strain is upon this end of the plate and thereby renders the buckle more durable for use.

When the cigars have been completed they are gathered in bunches and the band 1 placed around the saine and by connecting the free end of the band to the buckle 3 the cigars within the bunch will be held together whereby they may be transported through the factory to be packed Within the cigar boXes for shipment. By providing the band l of elastic material it Will give slightly to the irregularities Within the cigars thereby preventing the Wrappers of the cigars from becoming injured and also by protecting the buckle 3 by the enlarged portion 2 of the band the cigars will be prevented from coming in contact With the buckle which would also have a tendency to injure the cigars.

From the foregoing it is obvious that the cigars may be readily held in bunches by means of the elastic band Without any fear of injuring the same and also that the bands may be readily removed after the cigars have been placed Within the boxes for shipment. It is also apparent that the bands may be used continuously throughout their life thereby eliminating the use of strings or ribbons which have to be discarded after once being used.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a device of the character described com prising a buckle consisting of a single sheet of metal forming a body portion having a central rectangular opening therein, vertically extending flanges formed With said body portion at the opposite sides of said opening, a rectangular sheet metal tongue, trunnions formed with one end of said tongue and pivotally connected to said vertically extending flanges, said tongue adapted to rest upon said flanges, the opposite or free end of said tongue being notched, a connecting loop secured to one end of said body portion and a reinforcing strip formed with the opposite or free end of said body ELIE HILAIRE PLAMONDON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

